Anthropic veterans reportedly buying remote US land in case 'AI goes awry'
The Decoder · rss · 2026-09-27
According to the Wall Street Journal, some of Anthropic's longest-serving employees are considering buying land in remote parts of the US as a refuge in case AI goes awry. The report traces the company's deep ties to the Effective Altruism movement and a Bay Area network of "doomers" who've been gaming out doomsday scenarios for over a decade.
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